Method for associating a cluster of premier femtocells with user equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8718652
APP PUB NO 20100112999A1
SERIAL NO

12265173

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The present invention provides a method for implementation in user equipment that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes a macro-cell and a plurality of femtocells that are deployed in a cluster. The method includes providing a call connection request from the user equipment to one of a subset of the plurality of femtocells and receiving information identifying the subset of the femtocells as a femtocell cluster associated with the user equipment. The method also includes receiving information indicating locations of each of the femtocells in the femtocell cluster. The method further includes storing the information identifying the femtocells in the femtocell cluster and the information indicating the locations in the user equipment.

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  • ALCATEL LUCENT;ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Demetrescu, Cristian Maidenhead, GB 14 439
Eskicioglu, Suat Ottawa, CA 8 258

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